Gold & Purple Smokey Eye Tutorial

So I was playing around with my eyeshadows as I’ve been wanting to create a kind of gold/purple look as they are two colours I don’t use enough of. A lot of the products used to create this look were really good bargains, such as the body collection highlight and the technic blusher duo which were both under £3.50, and also the MUA Eye Dust which is part of a whole range in Superdrug, where every item in the collection is only £1.

The other awesome products were in a set I received as a Christmas gift about a year ago, which was the Front Cover Looks eyeshadow/highlight set of loose eyeshadow powders, not sure where it was from or if they are still available anywhere but it’s a gorgeous set. I used the pale gold and lilac colours out of this set for inspiration then added more colours as I went along. I’ll add a full list of products I used and where I got them at the end of this post :)

So to start off I mixed in some of the Body Collection Classic Gold Highlights Foundation with the foundation I was using, and applied it all over my face to add a bit of shimmer to my skin. I then applied Urban Decay’s Primer Potion to the whole of my upper lid and down along the bottom lid too. I then used a fluffy blending brush to sweep the light gold Front Cover shimmer powder called Dessert Dust all over my lid right upto the eyebrow and along the lower eyelid.

 I then took the same brush and applied a light dusting of the lilac shade which was called Passion Flower across the top lid from just before the inner corner of the eye leaving that area shimmery gold, and swept it along the lid and crease and winged it out into a rounded shape just where my eyebrow ends, blending it into the gold shadow. I also took a little bit of this shadow along the outer corner of the lower eyelid about two thirds of the way along and again blended it into the gold shade.

Then taking a flat rounded eyeshadow brush I dabbed a little of the Rimmel Colour Rush Mono Eyeshadow in Intense onto the outer corner of my eye and blended it into my crease stopping about a third of the way in.

 

I then took the fluffy brush again and applied some of the MUA Eye Dust in shade 6 in the same area as the Rimmel shadow and blended it outwards along the shape made by the Passion Flower shimmer dust, and then back along just above the crease stopping before the inner corner to keep the golden colour concentrated to that area around the tearduct. I then swept a little along the lower eyelid again on top of the Rimmel shadow.

I then used a light dusting of the gold shimmer to blend out any harsh lines, and lined both the upper and lower lids with Avon’s Glimmerstick in Majestic Plum in a thin concentrated line, stopping three quarters of the way along the bottom lid and blending it out a little on both lids with a thin eyeshadow brush so there weren’t any harsh lines, and applied it along my waterline aswell.

Then i lined my waterline with 17’s Perfect Definition Eyeliner in Soft Black, and finished with a few coats of Rimmel Lash Accelerator Mascara in Black.

For the cheeks I used the gold shimmery blush from the Technic Blusher Duo (not sure what the shade is as it doesn’t say on the packaging) and dusted it lightly over the apples of my cheeks and all along the cheekbone , placing a tiny amount around the temple area. Then to finish off I applied a coat of Rimmel Vinyl Gloss in shade 130 Take a Chance, which is a gorgeous light pink colour with lots of tiny gold shimmer particles, and then used a generous coating of Astor Shine Deluxe lipstick in shade 019 Berry on top, creating a gorgeous purple pink colour with a gold sheen which i fell in love with <3 haha. And thats it, all done. :)

I was really happy with the way this look turned out, I’ll definitely have to do a video tutorial when i get a camcorder, as it was really pretty and was soft enough to wear in the daytime but with enough edge for nightime wear too :)

Here's a list of all the products I used to create this look:

Face:UK Perfect Cover Foundation in Shade 003 - Bodycare

Body Collection Classic Gold Highlights Foundation - Can't Remember

Urban Decay Primer Potion - Ebay

Front Cover Shimmer Powder in Dessert Dust - Christmas Gift

Front Cover Shimmer Powder in Passion Flower - Christmas Gift

Rimmel Colour Rush Mono Eyeshadow in Intense - Ebay

MUA (Make Up Academy) Eye Dust in Shade 6 - Superdrug

Avon Glimmerstick Eyeliner in Majestic Plum - Avon

17 Perfect Definition Eyeliner in Soft Black - Boots

Rimmel Lash Accelerator Mascara in Black - Tesco

Technic Blusher Duo - Bodycare

Rimmel Vinyl Gloss in 130 Take A Chance - Tesco

Astor Shine Deluxe Lipstick in 019 Berry - Ebay

Much Love Kittens

xoxoxox

L'Oreal Everstrong Hydrate Shampoo, Conditioner & Overnight Treatment Sample Review

I got these products as a free sample in the August issue of Cosmopolitan magazine, so i decided to try it out and write a review for anyone that’s interested :) First thing I noticed about the shampoo was the smell, it kinda reminded me of an aftershave my boyfriend wears and smelt very herby. I know that might sound a little strange, and it wasn’t until after I’d used it that I read the packaging that I realised it contains Rosemary and Juniper, which explains the herby smell! Haha. The packaging says that it is sulphate-free and is made from natural botanicals, and is 100% vegan, so good news for all hair extension lovers out there as it wont damage the hair the extensions are made from, whether it be synthetic or real hair :)) All of the products use a bio-ceramide complex which means that its meant to strengthen hair after just one wash. It also says on the packaging that ‘Everstrong shampoos create a rich lather, and natural aromatic properties invigorate the senses’. Now I’m not sure if it was just that there wasn’t a lot of product in the sample or not (my hairs quite long so i have to use quite a lot of shampoo at times), But it didn’t seem to lather up very well when I applied it to my hair. It also left my hair feeling a little dry before I applied the conditioner which was a bit of a let down, maybe I’m in need of a hair cut (or an excuse to have one, hehe). So overall I wasn’t so keen on the shampoo (pictured below).

As for the conditioner, I was more impressed with this one, not only because it gave my hair a bit of moisture back after the shampoo left it a little dry, but also because I liked the smell of this one better. The conditioner still contains Rosemary but instead of the Juniper, it uses Mint instead so it smells a lot fresher, and there seemed to be a bit more product in this half of the packaging. It left my hair feeling nice and soft and minty smelling, which gave me a bit of a boost and made me feel a bit more awake as I’d only just woken up and was still half asleep at the time, Haha :P

I always let my hair dry naturally, and usually it is a little frizzy unless i use serum or a really good conditioner, so I was happy that the conditioner seemed to calm the frizz down, and my hair felt soft to the touch and looking a little shinier than normal. The last thing I noticed about these products, was that when I came to wash my hair again, it felt really thick when it was wet, which was a little strange as I’ve never used a shampoo or conditioner that has made my hair feel like that before, but i liked it as it made my hair feel healthier if that makes sense?

The last product in this sample was the Overnight Repair Treatment, right off the bat the first thing that caught my eye on the back of the packaging was that it says ‘absorbs quickly to strengthen hair without leaving residue on the pillow’. This for me was awesome because I hate it when you put a treatment on your hair that you didn’t think would leave any marks on your pillow, to wake up and find it smudged all over, ewwwww! lol. So I was happy to wake up and find no marks on the pillow, yayyy! This one kinda reminds me of the smell of honey, and again I think it has Rosemary in it, I can’t quite put my finger on it but there is defiantly another background smell apart from the honey. So I applied all the product in the packet which I presume is 1-2 pumps out of the full size product, which is how much it tells you to use, about 20 minutes before I went to bed. When I woke up in the morning my hair definitely felt a lot softer and it tamed the frizz i usually get on my hair quite a bit, and the best thing was it didn’t leave my hair feeling heavy or greasy at all which some products do :)

So overall I think I would definitely try the full size products of these samples to see if they improve the condition of my hair after prolonged usage, so I’ll have to have a shop around and see if I can find them anywhere and see what happens :)

Much Love Kittens

xoxox